Eagle
Star Quilt: An Eagle Star Quilt by Faye Charging Thunder is shown being
used as the background for a display of books.

Elizabeth
Dawson : Kwakwaka ‘wakw Nation – Makes button blankets for her
children and grandchildren to use in cultural dancing. This site shows one
of her button blankets and pictures of her demonstrating how to make them to
a class.

Margaret
Wood
: Margaret is a quilt artist that is also Native American (Navajo and
Seminole descent). This site gives biographical and exhibit information as
well as a narrative essay in which she comments about her work and how she
draws upon and expresses her cultural heritage through her art.

Native
Quilts - Celebrating Tradition: This article is an in-depth review of
the exhibit, "To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions",
an exhibition organized by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American
Indian. Pictures of three of the quilts are displayed. They are non-clickable,
so enlarged views are not available, but the images are so clear and
vibrant, that is not a drawback.

PBS Special -
Hopi Quilts:
Created for Native American Heritage Month (1998?) This program tells the
story of quilts in historic and modern Hopi life in the remote Hopi Mesas of
northern Arizona. Since missionaries introduced the American craft of
quilting to Hopi women more than 100 years ago, simple patchwork bed
coverings have evolved into contemporary works of art. "Hopi
Quilts" visits quilters and shows how Hopi artisans have adopted the
American quilting tradition and made it uniquely their own.

Polly's
Quilts: Home page of Polly (a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes -
Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara) and gives information about her involvement in
quilting. Primarily a commercial site for selling quilts created by Native
Americans. Pictures of quilts are shown, including very close-up views of
the craftsmanship.

Seminole
Patchwork
: An article by Victoria Westermark-Many published in 1997 in Absolutely
Florida Magazine.

Star
Quilt Tradition: Brief article explaining the tradition of star quilts
among North American Indian Tribes.

Dorothy
Grant : This incredible artist is a Kaigani Haida of the Raven Clan from
the Brown Bear House of Howkan. To view some of her artwear designs, click
on"Dorothy Grant
Label" and "Feastwear Label" on the left. Also, click on
"Published Works and Articles" (on the left) to read the
following:

"Sculpting
on Cloth": A wonderful article by Dorothy Grant
about how she feels about her button blankets

"Ingenuous
Ingenuity": An article by David Livingston
(Globe & Mail, Thursday, April 1, 1993) about how aboriginal designers
are dramatically tapping their own heritage for stunning inspiration.

Florence
Edenshaw-Davidson: An article about the loss of
cultural heritage.

Dorothy
Grant Fashions : On this site, Dorothy Grant delves deep into herself as
an artist, giving detailed background
information on herself, on the challenges
with which she has dealt, and on the lessons
learned as an artist and a businessperson. [At the end of each page,
click on the right arrow to continue]

The
Quilt of Belonging : This is a project that was begun in 1998. In
recognition that Canada was created from a "patchwork" of peoples
from aboriginal to immigrants from all over the world, volunteers from every
segment of the community are creating quilt blocks that represent their
heritage. The finished quilt will be approximately 130 feet long and 12 feet
high. Following are blocks from the various aboriginal peoples of Canada
that have been completed. Below each block is an explanation of its
symbolism, a very brief history of the people, and the name of the
blockmaker:

This list represents about half of the
aboriginal peoples from whom they hope to eventually obtain quilt blocks.
For the full list, including the immigrant groups that are to be
represented, click
here

The
Talking Quilt : Stardale is a learning and healing center for Aboriginal
and impoverished women and serves the communities in Northern Saskatchewan.
"The Talking Quilt" was a pilot project designed to address
emotional and personal needs, encompassing the medium of color, texture,
pattern, touchability and artistry, with visual and mental stimulation